n.
The quality or state of being pertinacious: "Again and again ... with the inexorable pertinacity of a child ... did he renew his efforts" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
pertinacity
| Dictionary: per·ti·nac·i·ty |
(pûr'tn-ăs'ĭ-tē)
n.
The quality or state of being pertinacious: "Again and again ... with the inexorable pertinacity of a child ... did he renew his efforts" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
n.
The quality or state of being pertinacious: "Again and again ... with the inexorable pertinacity of a child ... did he renew his efforts" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
| Thesaurus: pertinacity |
noun
- The quality or state of being stubbornly unyielding: bullheadedness, doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinacy, obstinateness, pertinaciousness, perverseness, perversity, pigheadedness, tenaciousness, tenacity, willfulness. See resist/yield.
| WordNet: pertinacity |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
persistent determination
Synonyms: doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness
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| stick-to-itiveness |
| importunity |
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